from SqueakyChu

My, this is a depressing but good book. It talks about the "stuff" we acquire, from where it comes and to where it ultimately goes. Reading this book is difficult as the reader figures out that much of what we acquire we really don't need and that, later, the disposition of our "stuff" is what is...

from KeithAkers

This is an excellent book. Parts of it are a bit hard to get through; it drags, and the five section headings are perhaps deliberately chosen to be not-exciting: "Extraction," "Production," "Distribution," "Consumption," and "Disposal." I read probably 80%-90% of the whole thing. However, I notic...

from UnderMyAppleTree

Americans live in a consumer society. We are constantly bombarded by advertising and encouraged to buy more and more. Purchasing something new is supposed to make us happy. We are even told it's patriotic to shop, spend money, get the economy moving. But how many of us ever think about what it ta...

from litendeavors

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe." --John Muir, wilderness advocate This book may garner intense reactions. You may find yourself vowing to make drastic changes to your life. You may throw the book aside in disgust and chalk it u...

from ParadisePorch

Subtitled The Impact of Overconsumption on the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health-And How We Can Make It Better, this is an expansion on the 20 minute Internet movie of the same name. The book digs into the five facets of the linear economic system in use in North America. It's amazing, it's...